Tesla's in-car charging computer gets touched on video

Filed under: Transportation

Your retinas have been treated to plenty of external shots of Tesla's Roadster, but have you ever stopped to wonder what kind of excitement sat just southwest of the steering wheel? CNET's UK branch managed to get their camcorder within a Roadster parked on display over in Britain, and what they found was a rather robust interface that enables owners to get all sorts of involved with how and when the car charges. The representative did note that typical navigation functions were controlled via the JVC head unit, but the small panel just under the gauges enables motorists to control a number of aspects in relation to charging. There's even a guide that explains which choices are cheaper and more beneficial for the long-term life of the battery. Have a look at the video in the read link.

[Via Digg]

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Hacker stuffs a wired 360 controller in a DualShock 3 shell

Hacker stuffs a wired 360 controller in a DualShock 3 shell

Filed under: Gaming

Console modders out there have been doing crazy things with controllers for a while now, and while this latest piece isn't as crazy as the one-handed Access Controller, it's still good for a double-take -- check out this wired 360 controller shoehorned into a DualShock3 shell, complete with green LEDs. THe modder, RDC, says it works great, rumble included, but that there's no headset connector and the L2 and R2 triggers aren't analog -- both things he's hoping to fix in the next version. We'd suggest keeping the DS3 buttons as well -- while the colorful 360 buttons look pretty hot against that black case, we'd rather break this thing out and blow minds stealth-style.

[Thanks, Aguiluz]

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Team overclocks Core 2 Quad to 5.1GHz, claims world record -- too bad it's not

Filed under: Desktops

So we hate to break it to the good guys at Tom's Hardware, but while we're impressed that they managed to overclock a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Quad 6600 to 5.1GHz using a cryogenic cooling system, it's not nearly close to the world record they're claiming -- we've seen P4's at up to 8.18GHz, and just a couple months ago someone jacked a Core 2 Extreme QX9775 on a Skulltrail board to 6GHz. Still, it's always fun to watch people pour liquid nitrogen over a mobo -- video after the break.

[Via PC World]

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RSS and AJAX: A Simple News Reader

OK, so the idea is definitely interesting. RSS and Ajax ??? a match made in heaven? That, really depends on its usage.
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OK, so the idea is definitely interesting. RSS and Ajax ??? a match made in heaven? That, really depends on its usage.
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Ancient gadget tracked Olympics

ATHENS - An astronomical calculator considered a technological marvel of antiquity was also used to track dates of the ancient Olympic Games, researchers said. The 2,100-year-old Antikythera Mechanism - with some 30... Read More

New Media reshapes the future of journalism

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The convergence of Web 2.0 technologies is rapidly making its way into more traditional forms of media such as print and TV. This paradigm shift has caught some educational institutions off guard with journalism courses still sticking...

MacBreak 82: Minute: Lite Switch

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MacBreak 61: More Conversations with Kwesi

MacBreak 61: More Conversations with Kwesi
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'Midori' to replace Windows as Microsoft's lead OS?

Microsoft is allegedly crafting a completely brand new operating system, completely removed from the Windows code base, as a way of beating the venerable operating system's bad rap. SDTimes writes the Redmond-based software developer is nurturing a project it calls Midori � a supposed offshoot of its Singularity operating system � for deployment on...

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Are iPhone 3Gs developing cracks?

Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video

In what appears to be an increasingly common problem, hairline cracks are beginning to form on Apple's new iPhone 3G. While most of the cracks are reportedly affecting the white model, this is likely due to the increased visibility of the dark fracture on the white case as opposed to any differences in materials between the white and black units. At the moment, the issue seems largely cosmetic and doesn't appear to interfere with the operation of the phone. Now bust out the magnifying glass and let us know if you're seeing the same.

Update: Reader Darius shows off a whisker crack on his kid-glove handled black iPhone 3G with the help of some blue lighting -- meow. See it after the break.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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MacBreak 116: Macworld 2008: Solio

MacBreak 116: Macworld 2008: Solio
Dr. Kiki Sanford learns about SOLIO Universal Portable Solar Chargers

MacBreak 154: MacBreak Studio: The Job Chain

MacBreak 154: MacBreak Studio: The Job Chain
Alex brings back Brian Gary to show us how we can save time by linking jobs in Compressor.

WhoCalled.US tells you about that call you missed (US Only)

Here is the scenario: (queue up the scary music) It is a dark and stormy night.  You are home all alone and the phone rings while you are watching the latest horror flick. You jump out of your seat; a little scared and walk to the phone. But you missed it and they hung up on your [...]

Here is the scenario: (queue up the scary music)

It is a dark and stormy night.  You are home all alone and the phone rings while you are watching the latest horror flick. You jump out of your seat; a little scared and walk to the phone.

But you missed it and they hung up on your voice mail. You look down at the caller ID and see a strange phone number with an unfamiliar area code.

What do you do?

Most people would call that number back.  But you forget I am a geek and I like to do things a little differently. I would grab my tablet and bring up the website Who Called Us.

This website allows you to type in the number that called you and see what other people know about this phone number.

I don’t know how helpful this site is but it lets you know that you are not alone and the phone calls are not coming from “INSIDE THE HOUSE!”.

So you pop in that number that called you. In my case it was 425-391-5973. A quick search revealed that 36 other people had recently gotten similar calls from this number and a few people actually got someone on the line preaching about extended auto warranties.

Now I don’t have to worry that some random old friend is trying to send me secret messages by hanging up the phone in a specific sequential order…

I can simply curse out the voice spammers under my breath and add my comment to the WhoCalled.us list.

According to their website, here are their statistics from the last 3 years:

There have been 612237 calls reported in total.
The last 100 calls are shown below.

This database of calls has been graciously provided by the community.
Thank you for taking the time to add to the pool of knowledge.

That is pretty impressive and this website can be a great resource to everyone in the United States. Do you guys in other countries have a similar tool? How do you deal with Voice Spam?

(By) Karl L. Gechlik is a superhero of the IT industry who wears many hats and changes in telephone booths. Karl mostly uses his powers for good and the occasional hysterical prank. Get your geek on & follow his geeky antics at askTheAdmin.com today.

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Mac 101: organize Spotlight results

Filed under: OS, Mac 101

Welcome to another entry in our series for new Mac users: Mac 101. This installment brings us to the preference panel of Spotlight, OS X's integrated search that makes finding that needle in your hard drive's haystack as easy as pie (clearly, it doesn't protect against mixed metaphors).

You're familiar with the way Spotlight returns results, but did you know that you can change the order in which those results are shown? Read on to find out how (and why you might want to do this).

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Brando's SATA HDD Multimedia Dock includes video-out, media player

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Storage

Brando's SATA HDD Stage Rack doesn't stay the same for very long, as it seems a new iteration keeps popping up every month or so. The latest (and greatest, might we add) is the SATA HDD Multimedia Dock, which enables users to slap in any ole 2.5- / 3.5-inch SATA hard drive and access it via USB. That's not all, though. This one also provides an SD card slot, S-Video / composite / component outputs and a bundled remote -- what for, you ask? So you can play back MPEG1/2/4, XviD and DivX (among others) files, of course. This takes multifaceted to an entirely different platform, huh?

[Via Coolest-Gadgets]

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ASUS USB-N11 Wireless N USB adapter ships with EZLink

ASUS USB-N11 Wireless N USB adapter ships with EZLink

Filed under: Displays, Peripherals, Wireless

We'll admit, ASUS has us scratching our noggins on this one. Just last month, the outfit coaxed us into believing that EZLink was simply its way of saying DisplayLink. Now, however, it seems that it's a blanket term being used anytime ASUS "simplifies" something. Whatever the case may be, the outfit has introduced its newest Wireless N USB adapter, the USB-N11. Sporting integrated support for Mac, Windows and Linux-based computers, this draft-N compliant device also features a WPS (WiFi Protected Setup) button -- this is where the EZLink comes in -- that "allows users to setup a protected networking environment with ease." Per usual, there's no mention of a price or release date, so it's on you to keep an eye out for it to land anytime, anywhere.

[Via I4U News]

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Apple deals: MBPs, displays, Apple TV, more

Currently Apple's online store is offering a wide selection of refurbished MacBook Pros. Fifteen inch configurations start at $1,699 for a 2.4GH processor, and 250GB hard drive ; next is the 2.5GHz model that also has a 250GB hard drive for $2,149 ; and they top off at $2,399 for a 200GB hard drive and 2.6GHz processor. Seventeen inch models sta...

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